Jan27
Who is Imulus? Interview with Aida Zilic: Graphic Designer
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1. Give us a bit of background on who you are, and what you do at Imulus.
Hello world! I am the Graphic Designer at Imulus. I get to create all day long, drink coffee, speak with my Bosnian accent, and sometimes play Halo. You should hear my non-sense jokes…yet everyone finds a way to cry their tears out. So yes, I was born in Bosnia and moved to Colorado in 1995. I graduated with a Fine Arts degree in Multimedia from University of Colorado at Denver and love the work that I get to do everyday. I am a graphic designer because I am a problem-solver, thinker, maker, and believe that the world always needs progress.
2. Describe the most exciting thing you think is going on today in our industry (service, trend, idea, etc).
Web apps, iPhone, Twitter, social media.
3. Who is your favorite designer, and why?
I don’t usually favor anything. It’s just a thing I have, but I do have a few designers that I admire. They are all great designers with passion, ambition, and dedication for the love of their work. Ellen Lupton, Stefan Sagmeister, , Paul Rand, Hillman Curtis, Milton Glaser. That’s my short list.
4. If you could change one thing about people’s attitude towards the online world what would it be?
I would ask them to dump their IE 6 browser and move on to a modern browser. Life at that point would be so much easier for designers and developers.
5. What’s the number one design mistake you see made now days?
I would say bad typographic choices. Also, a redesign of some brand logos that look worse than what they already were.
6. If you were forced to carry a medieval weapon with you at all times what would it be?
A dagger.
7. If you were allowed to only use one computer program the rest of your life what would it be?
For the rest of my life…I feel violated! I think it would be a browser. Definitely not IE. I would prefer Safari / Firefox. With a browser I can do anything and I am not completely restricted. I can e-mail, design, develop, and communicate.
8. Regarding fruit. What is your favorite kind?
Strawberry and Figs
9. What song or artist have you been listening to the most recently?
James Blunt and Letu Stuke <--bosnian group
10. Where do you look in your life to get design inspiration?
Everything around me is design. To be a great designer it’s important to observe the outside world, away from my desk and a computer. When I am aware of my surroundings and observations that’s when I get the inspiration. On the other hand, I also get inspired with the talented team of people at Imulus, turning pages of annuals, reading essays on graphic design, collecting ideas from compelling work.
11. If Imulus were a person, what kind of personality would (s)he have?
If Imulus were a person…The type of personality that Imulus would have–well see answer to question 14.
12. You have to choose between being blinded or losing both arms, what would you choose?
Ouch! Hopefully this loss of my abilities would not include torture. I wouldn’t want to lose either, but I would rather choose to lose both of my arms rather than being blind. Since my profession is heavily based on visual, I guess I can learn my way around things. Type & move the mouse around with my feet and toes.
13. What’s your most used keyboard shortcut when working?
Command+Z to undo. Command+S to save.
14. Thanks for your time, to finish can you give me one word to describe each of your Imulus co-workers?
Scott – understanding
George – determined
John – passionate
Steph – wonderful
Mario – intriguing
Kat – amusing
Bruce – ambitious
Taylor – kind
Corey – entertaining
As I wrote these words down, one word is not enough, but rather all these words and many more could describe each one of us and that’s what really makes us great. We are one great team, but above all we are a family.











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